202 N.C. App. 404 - Munger v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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44 state decisions

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1. “Thus, the decisions of the Supreme Court and of this Court with respect to “taxpayer standing” differentiate between (1) actions challenging the constitutional validity of a statute on the grounds that it allows public funds to be dispersed for reasons other than a “public purpose,” in which a taxpayer generally has standing, and (2) actions challenging the constitutional validity of a statute on the grounds that the statute discriminates among classes of persons, in which a taxpayer must show that he belongs to a class that receives prejudicial treatment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 210 N.C. App. 594 - Saine v. State

2. “Since the trial court did not resolve issues of fact in determining that the Plaintiffs lacked standing ..., we review the trial court's decision to grant Defendant's motion to dismiss Plaintiffs' claims pursuant to N.C. Gen.Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 12(b)(1) using a de novo standard of review.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Universal Cab Co. v. City of Charlotte

3. “[O]ur cases demonstrate that a taxpayer has standing to bring an action against appropriate government officials for the alleged misuse or misappropriation of public funds .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Universal Cab Co. v. City of Charlotte